Wellington show jumper Georgina Bloomberg to be featured on Horse & Country TV

Top international show jumper and part-time Wellington resident Georgina Bloomberg will give a behind-the-scenes look at her training program in two episodes beginning at 7:30 p.m. July 10 on Horse & Country TV, a British channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Australia and online.

“I am excited to share my story and our animals with the viewers of Horse & Country TV,” Bloomberg, 35, said in a news release. “I hope that seeing our story will inspire others to get involved with their local animal rescue and that our schooling exercises will help those interested in show jumping.”

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In addition to competing with U.S. Nations Cup teams, she was a member of the bronze-medal U.S. team at the 2015 Pan American Games and has won more than 50 grand prix classes.

Georgina Bloomberg rides Metropolitan to a win in the first round of the WEF Challenge Cup Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington. (File photo)

She’s a mother and a philanthropist who founded The Rider’s Closet, an organization that provides underprivileged riders with clothes and equipment.

Bloomberg also co-authored four young adult novels about horse shows.

The episodes feature a look at her North Salem, N.Y. farm and her favorite schooling exercises, explaining the benefits and goals of the exercises as she rides them, according to a news release.